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GADFly Newsletter – August 2021

Hello GAD Nation! It has been nearly a month (can you believe it?) since GAD Institute! Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, presented, and networked for three straight days in Denver. Your 2021 GAD Advisory Group led by Chairwoman Kelli Walker Starrett, gave everyone phenomenal content and an Institute to be remembered. GAD Institute 2021: Denver by the numbers: 70 New or First Time GAD Attendees 280 Total Registered Attendees 30 Sessions 75 Speakers 4 Receptions None of this would have been possible without the extraordinary work of your GAD Advisory Group! It is now our pleasure to introduce...

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Contra Costa Association of REALTORS® Uses Advocacy Everywhere to Dissuade City Council from Imposing Real Estate Transfer Tax

When the City of Hercules, CA threatened to establish a Real Estate Transfer Tax to help pay for services and maintenance, members of the Contra Costa Association of REALTORS® raised their voices in opposition.  The REALTOR® Party’s Advocacy Everywhere program helped to get the message across.

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Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® Produces Video on Local History and Continued Impact of Discriminatory Real Estate Practices.

Working with the Antiracist Curriculum Project, the local REALTOR® association created a 20-minute video to raise awareness of redlining and racist covenants in Rochester, New York, and how the effects of these discriminatory practices perpetuate inequity to this day. A Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party supported the production.

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Phone-a-Friend for RPAC Program

Phone-a-Friend for RPAC leverages the power of member-to-member outreach to contact non-investing members, educate them about RPAC and ask for an investment. Phone banks are one-day events hosted by state and local associations to help meet RPAC fundraising and participation goals. Volunteers gather and call potential investors, asking for a RPAC investment. Logging into a unique website that contains a customized call queue built by association staff, volunteers can take credit card investments, email the investment link to those who wish to invest later and send thank-you notes. Questions? Contact Peter Kelly. Host a Phone Bank Set a date for your...

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Online Fundraising Program

NAR aims to assist state and locals associations in RPAC online fundraising efforts by providing the necessary tools and resources to implement a successful online fundraising campaign. The RPAC Online Fundraising Program includes several tools, namely:  Email Campaigns Phone Banks Webforms Events REALTORS® Association Mobile Processor (RAMP) We offer regular training webinars to state and local association staff to learn how to utilize the PAC Management System fundraising tools. Learn more about RPAC Training webinars. Email Campaigns Email campaigns are a great way for state and local associations increase member involvement and RPAC investments. NAR staff and consultants are available...

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RPAC Online Fundraising Program

NAR assists state and local associations in RPAC online fundraising efforts by providing tools and resources to implement a successful online fundraising campaign. The RPAC Online Fundraising Program includes: PAC Management System Email Campaigns Phone Banks Webforms Events REALTORS® Association Mobile Processor (RAMP) PAC Management System NAR’s PAC Management System, powered by Aristotle, provides a fully-integrated, real-time, comprehensive solution for RPAC data at the national, state and local levels. The PAC Management System is designed to: Implement a user-friendly application that appropriately leverages NAR’s member base to solicit and manage RPAC contributions. Enable reporting functionality that accommodates REALTOR® associations’ unique...

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Phone-a-Friend for RPAC Resources

Below are resources to set up, execute, track and report the results of a phone bank event. Questions? Contact Peter Kelly at 202-383-7599. General Information & Resources How Do I Find My Association’s Participation Rate? Phone Bank Best Practices Phone Bank Common Scenarios Phone Bank Technology FAQs Advocate Panel Log-In RPAC Online and Social Media Guidelines Phone Bank Event Set-Up Phone Bank Checklist Creating Events Creating Phone Bank Webforms – State Association Staff Only Generating and Refining Non-Investor Target Lists Uploading Target or Volunteer Lists Phone Bank Wizard Enabling Advocates Exporting a List of Volunteer (Advocate) Information Follow these instructions to...

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